Kazuyasu Minobe (見延 和靖, Minobe Kazuyasu, born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese left-handed
épéefencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time
Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[1]
Minobe's first sport was volleyball. He took up fencing in high school, on his father's advice. He made his international debut in 2008 and joined the Japanese national team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the
2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and a silver medal at the
2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Kazuyasu Minobe (見延 和靖, Minobe Kazuyasu, born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese left-handed
épéefencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time
Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[1]
Minobe's first sport was volleyball. He took up fencing in high school, on his father's advice. He made his international debut in 2008 and joined the Japanese national team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the
2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and a silver medal at the
2014 Asian Games in Incheon.